Investigation of cytomegalovirus infection as a risk factor for coronary atherosclerosis in the explanted hearts of patients undergoing heart transplantation

Journal of Medical Virology

Volumn 44, Issue 3, 1994, Pages 305-309

  Dummer, Stephen ^a   Lee, Ann ^b   Breinig, Mary Kay ^b   Kormos, Robert ^b   Ho, Monto ^b   Griffith, Bartley ^b  

^a VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH GRADUATE SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

arteries; cardiac surgery; human herpes virus

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORONARY ARTERY ATHEROSCLEROSIS; CYTOMEGALOVIRUS; CYTOMEGALOVIRUS INFECTION; ETHNIC GROUP; FEMALE; HEART SURGERY; HEART TRANSPLANTATION; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; RISK ASSESSMENT; SMOKING;

ADULT; AGE FACTORS; CORONARY ARTERIOSCLEROSIS; CYTOMEGALOVIRUS INFECTIONS; FEMALE; HEART TRANSPLANTATION; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGE; RACIAL STOCKS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; SMOKING;

CUCUMBER MOSAIC VIRUS; CYTOMEGALOVIRUS; HERPES; HERPESVIRIDAE; HUMAN HERPES VIRUS; NICOTIANA TABACUM;

EID: 0028033784     PISSN: 01466615     EISSN: 10969071     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jmv.1890440316     Document Type: Article

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